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100 Greatest Rap/Hip-Hop Lyrical Performances |
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Criteria: - This list was based on innovation, complexity, skill, and timelessness. Please note
that the song is credited to the artist who's verse is the most impressive or memorable.
(If the song was recorded by a group; it is noted in the parenthesis)
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Newly added names are in RED | Edited By: Todd |
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1. Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em - Rakim (Eric B. & Rakim)
2. Shed So Many Tears - 2Pac
3. Paid In Full - Rakim (Eric B. & Rakim)
4. The World Is Yours - Nas
5. My Philosophy - KRS One (Boogie Down Productions)
6. Juicy - Notorious B.I.G.
7. Children's Story - Slick Rick
8. Brenda's Got A Baby - 2Pac
9. Moment of Truth - Guru (Gang Starr)
10. I Used To Love H.E.R. - Common
11. Raw - Big Daddy Kane
12. Dead Presidents (Pt. II) - Jay-Z
13. Millennium - Andre 3000 (Outkast)
14. Streets of N.Y. - Kool G Rap
15. Life's A Bitch - AZ
16. Straight Outta Compton - Ice Cube (N.W.A.)
17. C.R.E.A.M. - Raekwon/Inspektah Deck (Wu-Tang Clan)
18. The Bridge Is Over - KRS-One (Boogie Down Productions)
19. Black Steel In the Hour of Chaos - Chuck D (Public Enemy)
20. One Mic - Nas
21. Lost Ones - Lauryn Hill
22. I Ain't No Joke - Rakim (Eric B. & Rakim)
23. Ladies First - Queen Latifah
24. They Reminisce Over You - C.L. Smooth (Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth)
25. Warning - Notorious B.I.G.
26. Lose Yourself - Eminem
27. Rock the Bells - LL Cool J
28. (O.G.) Original Gangster - Ice T
29. Get At Me Dog - DMX
30. Holla If Ya Hear Me - 2Pac
31. Scenario - Busta Rhymes (Leaders of the New School)
32. Get By - Talib Kweli
33. B.O.B. - Andre 3000/Big Boi (Outkast)
34. My Mind's Playing Tricks On Me - Scarface (Geto Boys)
35. Flava In Ya Ear (Remix) - Notorious B.I.G.
36. Jazz (We Got) - Q-Tip (A Tribe Called Quest)
37. Rebel Without A Pause - Chuck D (Public Enemy)
38. How Ya Like Me Now - Kool Moe Dee
39. Dear Mama - 2Pac
40. I Cram to Understand U - MC Lyte
41. Brown Skin Lady - Mos Def
42. Street Struck - Big L
43. Everything's Gonna Be Alright - Treach (Naughty By Nature)
44. Lodi Dodi - Slick Rick
45. Boom! - Black Thought (The Roots)
46. I Refuse Limitation - Cee-Lo (Goodie MOB)
47. Once Upon A Time In the Projects - Ice Cube
48. It Ain't Hard to Tell - Nas
49. Electric Relaxation - Q-Tip/Phife (A Tribe Called Quest)
50. Triumph - Inspektah Deck (Wu-Tang Clan)
51. Eye Know - Posdnous (De La Soul)
52. Stan - Eminem
53. Armed Robbery - Eightball (Eightball & MJG)
54. Run's House - Run (Run DMC)
55. Rock the Bells - LL Cool J
56. Lausd - Zaakir, Mark 7even, Chali 2na, Akil (Jurassic 5)
57. U.N.I.T.Y. - Queen Latifah
58. No More Pain - 2Pac
59. Resurrection - Common
60. Aquemini - Andre 3000 (Outkast)
61. Time 4 Sum Aksion - Redman
62. Ebonics - Big L
63. Slow Down - Sadat X/Grand Puba (Brand Nubian)
64. Just to Get A Rep - Guru (Gangstarr)
65. Quiet Storm - Prodigy (Mobb Deep)
66. Proceed - Black Thought (The Roots)
67. Verbal Intercourse - Raekwon/Nas/Ghostface Killah
68. Unbelievable - Notorious B.I.G.
69. Doggy Dogg World - Kurupt (The Dogg Pound)
70. Ain't No Half - Steppin'-Big Daddy Kane
71. Symphony - Kool G Rap/Big Daddy Kane/Masta Ace (Juice Crew)
72. Beats to the Rhyme - Run (Run DMC)
73. Bring the Pain - Method Man
74. I'm Bad - LL Cool J
75. Why? - Jadakiss
76. Oh Yeah - Foxy Brown
77. Deep Cover - Snoop Doggy Dogg
78. MCs Act Like They Don't Know - KRS One
79. Burn Hollywood Burn - Chuck D/Big Daddy Kane/Ice Cube (Public Enemy)
80. Simon Sez - Pharoahe Monche
81. Paparazzi - Xzibit
82. Da Art of Storytellin' (Part II) - Andre 3000 (Outkast)
83. Hip-Hop - Mos Def
84. Psychology - Sticman/M-1 (Dead Prez)
85. Everything Is Everything - Lauryn Hill
86. Blazing Arrow - Gift of Gab (Blackilicious)
87. Mama Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J
88. Say No Go - Posdnous/Trugoy the Dove (De La Soul)
89. Twinz (Deep Cover II) - Big Punisher/Fat Joe
90. Glaciers of Ice - Raekwon
91. Unknowhowedu - Bahamadia
92. Amerika - Trick Daddy
93. Pop Goes the Weasel - MC Serch/Pete Nice (3rd Bass)
94. Ruffneck - MC Lyte
95. Summertime - Will Smith (DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince)
96. Rock Dis Funky Joint - Wise Intelligent (Poor Righteous Teachers)
97. The Choice Is Yours - Drez (Black Sheep)
98. I Gotcha Opin - Buckshot (Black Moon)
99. Hey Young World - Slick Rick
100. High Rollers - Ice-T
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10 Greatest Hip-Hop Dis Songs:
1. Hit 'Em Up - 2Pac feat. the Outlaws*
2. The Bridge Is Over - Boogie Down Productions
3. Ether - Nas
4. No Vaseline - Ice Cube
5. Jack the Ripper - LL Cool J
6. 2nd Round K.O. - Canibus
7. Takeover - Jay-Z
8. 10% Dis - MC Lyte
9. (Fuck Wit') Dre Day - Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg
10. Roxanne's Revenge - Roxanne Shante
* R.I.P. Tupac Shakur & Christopher "Notorious B.I.G." Wallace
Let's hope hip-hop has learned from their untimely passing
that 'beefs' should stay on wax.
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Disclaimer: There is nothing 'Official' about these lists. They are compiled by the 'editor' using the
stated criteria, and revised considering the competent suggestions of visitors to this website only.
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